Mission 03: Backstage Pass

Objective: Purchase the 416 assault rifle

At the start of the mission, Aiden will want to pick up a bit of extra weaponry in the form of a new assault rifle. Head into the weapon shop located at the objective marker and have a look at what they have in stock. Players who like stealthy kills will definitely want to pick up a silenced pistol as well as the required assault rifle. The silenced pistol is very effective at taking out guards without alerting anyone (unless they walk near the body) and a single headshot will take out a regular unaware guard.

You can switch between your pistols by opening the weapon wheel, highlighting the pistol icon and using the D-pad to switch between guns of the same type. After you are locked and loaded, a nearby TV in the store will about start talking about the security measures in place at the location Aiden is going. Once you've listened enough, hop in a car and head for the mission marker to start the mission itself.

Objective: Locate a guard with the access code

When you arrive at the site, your objective will update and you will need to investigate the site on foot.

Stealth Route

You can unlock the side gate and hide behind the concrete wall to get a good view of the cameras and people in the area or just hack into the cameras from outside. Once in control of a camera, you will need to take over the camera chain and head inside to find the guard with the code. He should be leaning against a stack of pallets, using his phone.

Once you've located him, hack his phone for the code you need and look for a camera on the other end of this large room to take over.

Objective: Use access code to reach the servers

Next to it is the control panel you now have the codes to access. Hack into it and a game similar to pipe dream will appear. The puzzle is quite simple at this point, all you have to do is provide the lock symbols with power from each incoming pipe at once and then interact with the lock symbol to open it.

Later puzzles can have multiple locks, many intersecting pipes and time limits but for now just get used to how they work. After succeeding in the hack, you will gain control of a camera in the server room below. You can examine the various hack points in the room to watch some short movies if you want. When you are ready, hack the objective marker to access what Aiden needs and talk to Badboy17.

Combat Route

The stealth route is far easier in this mission but for players determined to shoot things, a tough firefight beckons. The entrance area of the site doesn't offer much effective cover and guards will try to flank you often as soon as the alarm is raised. There are some things you can do to make life easier though. Some enemies have explosives on them that can be triggered to detonate by hacking their equipment. Other guards can summon support and should be prioritized to stem the flow of enemies.

Work your way into the building when you can and after taking out the guard with the access codes, you can hack the phone he leaves behind to retrieve them. Once you have them look for a camera on the other end of this large room (should be in the same room unless the guard has moved) to take over. You also may want to make sure no enemy reinfocements are inbound before attempting to access the server as you can be killed while interfacing with devices (It's not Bioshock 1 where time magically stops and you can float in midair while working on a device).

Objective: Use access code to reach the servers

Next to it is the control panel you now have the codes to access. Hack into it and a game similar to pipe dream will appear. The puzzle is quite simple at this point, all you have to do is provide the lock symbols with power from each incoming pipe at once and then interact with the lock symbol to open it.

Later puzzles can have multiple locks, many intersecting pipes and time limits but for now just get used to how they work. After succeeding in the hack, you will gain control of a camera in the server room below. You can examine the various hack points in the room to watch some short movies if you want. When you are ready, hack the objective marker to access what Aiden needs and talk to Badboy17.

Note: Single path guide resumes here

Objective: Leave the area

After a short conversation, Aiden will need to leave the area. If you took the stealth route, this normally just means walking or driving away without any hassle. If you are still in combat from taking the direct approach, grab a car and exit the search area to complete the mission.